# Gappy Learns Reading — user reviews > 75 indexed App Store user reviews of Gappy Learns Reading by Little 10 Robot, rated 3.10/5 from 21 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gappy-learns-reading/id614840334/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gappy-learns-reading/id614840334.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Gappy Learns Reading? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📚 Teaches basic words - 💡 Fun and educational - 🏠 Engaging house building reward - 🚀 Well-paced and encouraging - 🎨 Nice graphics and design - 👍 Easy to use interface - 🌟 Great for early reading - 💯 Quality learning app - 👍 Child-friendly design - 😊 Adorable character and design **Cons** - 🐛 Screen sizing issues - 📱 Doesn't fit iPhone screens - ❌ Unusable on certain devices - 🔊 Voiceover issues - 📉 Outdated for newer software - 🧩 Too easy for older children - 💸 Waste of money for some - 🚫 Ads in paid app **Commonly reported bugs** - Picture doesn't fit screen - Cannot see options or settings - App doesn't fit XS screen - Doesn't fit phone screen - Cannot drag down letters - App doesn't adjust to iPhone screen - Image doesn't fit on screen - Doesn't work with latest software updates - Voice over not working - App is stuck after Gappy reaches home - Voice over stopped working - Sound broken in latest version **Most requested features** - Add 4-letter words and more - Picture matching for words - Increase letter choices - App for CCVC and CVCC words - Separate app/option for digraphs - App comparing CVC to CVCe words - More options for engagement over time ## Newest reviews (12 of 75) ### 3/5 — Looks great *2020-04-29* But I cannot drag down the letters as it pulls down the notifications instead. Anyway of fixing this? ### 2/5 — Better for 5 and under beginning readers *2016-01-23* I regularly have purchased literacy and numeracy apps for my children over the past 4 years, so I have a experience and fair idea of what constitutes challenging, yet age appropriate content in a game. I have recently become frustrated with itunes (or the game creators') age categorization for kids, 5 and under and then 6-8 does not accurately reflect content. Getting to the point, this game is better suited for 5 and under. This game may be a good educational game for early phonics and sight word learners, ie. ages 4-5. It is way too easy for a first grader or a child reading beyond three letter sight words, even at the most difficult setting. ### 3/5 — Ads in a paid app? *2015-12-02, version 1.93* I don't like paying for an app and it still has ads in it. ### 2/5 — "They're bad at saying stuff" *2015-05-31, version 1.93* Nice idea but poor execution. It's hard to understand what the voiceover is saying. When you can't tell if she's saying Rim or Rib or Pin, you can't really get it right. This happens more than half the time. "They said Vet for Net," my kiddo just said. ### 4/5 — Only one issue *2015-05-29, version 1.93* Very well done. It is simple and fun. My four year old is whipping through it. My only issue is the sounding out of the letter "r". It makes a ruh sound; not er. ### 3/5 — Teacher *2015-02-02, version 1.93* I wish that a picture would pop up that matches the spelled word. Today one of the words was "wig" but my student didn't know what a wig is. ### 5/5 — Great for teachers *2014-12-15, version 1.93* I use this app in one of my reading learning stations for Daily 5 each day. I like how you can select the word lists and difficulty level. It makes differentiation and scaffolding a breeze! ### 5/5 — Kids fun *2014-12-15, version 1.93* Fun with learning for kids. Recommended app for kids. ### 5/5 — Kids love it *2014-12-15, version 1.93* Reminds me of Mario world art. The kids loved it, and hey they were learning too! ### 5/5 — Gabby the great! *2014-12-15, version 1.93* Yet another fun (and educational) adventure with gabby. My nephew loves playing these, great job and please keep them coming! ### 4/5 — Marvellous *2014-12-15, version 1.93* This app is so great to play I love this app and best app to start your day with..letter word makes you want it more and more. ### 5/5 — Great! *2014-12-14, version 1.93* This app is really great for kids learning how to read. It's very well paced and encouraging. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sizing *2025-02-17* The picture doesn’t fit within the screen on the phone. We can’t see all the options and can’t see where a settings button is due to the inaccurate sizing. ### 1/5 — Useless *2022-01-22* App doesn’t fit XS screen so useless. No response from develops - is it a scam? ### 1/5 — Didn’t work on iPhone *2021-12-10* I love the idea of this app and my 6 year old engaged well with it. Unfortunately it didn’t fit my phone screen and became more frustrating than educational. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t fit the screen *2020-11-16* I had this app a few years ago and it worked fine. When my son got too old for it I uninstalled it. Now my daughter is old enough to play it and now it doesn’t fit the phone screen. Its way too large and you can’t get to the buttons. It is unusable. ### 1/5 — Does not fit screen *2020-03-27* This game was a waste of money! It does not adjust to the iPhone. ### 1/5 — Not working on my IPhone *2020-01-17* The app does not adjust to the size of the screen on my IPhone so you cannot see the full screen and we haven’t even had the chance to really try the game. Waste of money. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2019-11-29* Doesn’t work. Looks like it would be good, but the image doesn’t fit on the screen so it becomes unusable. Very disappointing! This app came in a bundle with 9 others. Several have this same problem! ### 1/5 — Great if worked *2017-04-05, version 1.93* Please update so it works again. Doesn't work with latest software updates. My daughter loves it but it isn't working, please fix ### 1/5 — App not working *2014-10-01, version 1.91* Voice over not working , please fix and send a new update ### 1/5 — Intervention Specialist *2014-09-29, version 1.91* I just purchased this app and it's already "stuck". Gappy made it home - but the gift doesn't open and we can't start over or go on. Very disappointing! Please fix! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun, and teaches basic words *2025-08-01* A very good game to teach children how to spell and pronounce lots of words! ### 5/5 — Stop Looking! *2018-05-21* If you are looking for the perfect app to teach children how to begin reading (in a fun way)....you just found it. ### 5/5 — Get this for early reading *2018-05-15* This app is awesome. It has multiple levels at different difficulties. Love to build the houses. Recommend. ### 5/5 — Great *2018-05-14* This is a wonderful fun app. Getting kids a head start on reading! It entertains and the kids learn more about reading ### 5/5 — My favorite phonics app for beginners *2018-04-24* This is my favorite phonics app for my child who is just learning letter sounds. ### 5/5 — My son loves this app! *2015-10-02* He can't get enough of it & shows everyone he runs into! It makes him very interested in learning how to read & then to be able to get rewards to build a cute house makes him want more. Now can Gappy do 4 letter words & more?! That would be awesome! We want this love for learning to keep going! :) ### 5/5 — Great for building confidence! *2015-09-19* My barely 4 year old loves this spelling game. There are 4 different levels and the player has to fill in the missing letter(s) of three letter words. The prize at the end of each level is a new addition to the house. She gets really excited to swap out new doors/Windows/siding on the house. Definitely worth the money to build reading/spelling confidence! ### 5/5 — Great way to teach kids to read *2014-12-20, version 1.93* It's fun and educational! Kids can learn to read as they play. Wonderful design and UI. ### 5/5 — Learning to Read has never been better! *2014-12-16* Gappy Learns Reading is the best app out there to help your kids learn how to read and sound out letters. In this app, you have to sound out letter to make a word. The word will then create a bridge that Gappy can jump over to eventually reach his home, where a gift will be waiting for you. Each gift is a new piece you can use to design your home. Ex. Doors, windows, fences, etc. this is so much fun for the kids, and will keep them learning for hours! ### 5/5 — Educational & Fun *2014-12-16* My nephew is constantly learning new words and how to spell them out. This is a great app and I recommend it to parents!! There's a section where your little ones can hear the alphabet so your kids will learn how to pronounce each letter of the alphabet. Your kids will learn new three letter words while helping gappy cross the bridge by filling in the gap with the correct letter and each level you pass on you will be rewarded a piece of gappy's house to change. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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